7 easy DIY ideas for Halloween 🎃 Decorative sewing and crochet projects
Halloween is the perfect excuse to fill your home with pumpkins, ghosts, skulls and other handmade details. If you love crochet and sewing, take note of these 7 easy DIY ideas for Halloween. Find fast patterns, video tutorials and projects to decorate, gift or enjoy as a family.
1. Halloween banners with fusible paper
Decorate your home with Halloween-themed banners made with Thermoadhesive Kraft Paper by Katia Fabrics. You just need to cut, iron and join the pieces to create a festive garland in just a few minutes. The ideal project to make with kids.
🕯️ Hack 👻 Use LED lights or a string of lights to light your banners at night. The effect is immediate and 100% festive.
2. Pumpkin-shaped crochet cushion
Bring your home to life with these pumpkin-shaped crochet cushions! Make yours following this pattern designed by @bommelie_handmade available at katia.com. You just need some balls of Katia Bambi to make some soft and original plush-effect pumpkins.
🍬 Trick! ✂️ A tip to turn the pumpkin into a soft Jack o’Lantern: cut out eyes, a nose and mouth out of black felt and attach them with textile glue or simple stitches.
3. Fabric sweet basket
A must for trick-or-treating! Learn how to sew a resistant and practical Halloween basket to fill with sweets.
🍭 Hack 🦇 Customize your basket with the name of your little ones with cut-out fusible paper or felt letters. Then they’ll have their own Trick or Treat bag.
4. Halloween crochet mug cover
Transform your mugs with crochet covers inspired by horror characters like Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Halloween pumpkin. A fun DIY idea that’s perfect to learn crochet. What other monster would you make to enjoy your steamy drink with during spooky season?
5. Fabric pumpkins and ghosts
Decorate your home with these Halloween classics. You just need fabrics, stuffing and basic sewing skills to sew soft fabric pumpkins and adorable ghosts. Perfect to make with kids.
🏚️ Trick! 👻 Fill them with lavender or a cinnamon stick as well as cotton. Then, as well as being decorative, they will make your home smell nice during spooky season.
6. Crochet skull garland
Decorate your home with this crochet skull garland. A simple and striking project to add festive cheer to doors, windows or walls during Halloween or Día de Muertos in Mexico. Choose your favorite Katia yarn in your favorite color combination!
⏩ A tip 🖐️ Here we share two videos published on our TikTok @katiacrafts where we show you how to make a skull granny square.
7. The easiest tablecloth to make this spooky season
Add some scariness to your table with this recycled canvas fabric with a pumpkin and sunflower print. You just need to cut the fabric following the lines and sew a simple hem. It’s that easy!
🌻 Take note⚡ See how to sew perfect corners on tablecloths and napkins in this video.
These are our 7 easy DIY ideas for Halloween! We hope you create some decorations for your home with these quick projects made with our yarns and fabrics. This year, surprise your family and friends with a 100% creative spooky season.
